56/100 tiny painting challenge for 2025 (Patreon)

Koi fish for painting 56! Negatively painting the ripple reflections is the trickiest part, but you can take your time with that process. Start light with the water colors and slowly build up to the shadowy areas. I can't wait to see how you do with this one! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: The palette I'm using today is the split primary palette by letter sparrow: cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, magenta, ultramarine blue, cerulean(probably closer to phthalo blue), indigo and sap green. I don't use all the colors, but I will name them as I mix them. Feel free to use pre mixed convenience colors as well.

Brushes: round 10 & 4 - Princeton brand

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/PwbWSLwgRLw